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TopicApple farmers

Topic: apple farmers

As floods ravage orchards & highway closures choke trade, Kashmir apple growers fear Rs 200 cr loss

New Delhi: On 4 September morning, apple growers in south Kashmir’s Pulwama woke up to knee-deep water in their orchards, ripe apples scattered all over,...

Apple production to face crunch after rains wipe out about $122 mn worth of fruit, say officials

The Apple Growers Association of India and Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers estimate output in Kashmir, will drop 50% this year from 1.87 million metric tons a year ago.

A glut, low prices & high costs — why Himachal’s apple farmers are a bitter lot as polls near

With assembly polls approaching, BJP in Himachal has little time left to address farmers’ demands of MSP, uniform box sizes and relaxation in ‘colour classification’ of apples.

Truckloads of apples start to rot as blocked Kashmir highway halts deliveries

Trucks carrying apples worth thousands are stranded on Kashmir’s main highway due to repairs, triggering protests by growers.

‘Looks like govt not serious’ — BJP faces apple growers’ GST ire ahead of Himachal polls

Apple growers have threatened to boycott assembly election. Their demands include 100% duty hike on imported apples, MSP for their produce, and release of dues by state agencies.

Fungal scab disease returns to Himachal after 4 decades to hit apple crop and prices

The highly infectious fungal disease is spreading in the high-yield apple belt of the state, and is expected to result in a 25-30% drop in production.

An unintended effect of Modi govt’s Kashmir lockdown – militants caught in their own trap

Militants in Kashmir have run into what Mao Zedong would call ‘contradictions of purpose’.

Farooq Abdullah’s daughter and sister arrested after Srinagar protest, sent to jail

Shopian remains tense in the wake of a truck driver's killing allegedly by militants. Hours after the incident, SMS services were blocked in the state.

Govt to procure apples directly from Jammu & Kashmir farmers

The government said the state administration will ensure farmers receive payments directly in their bank accounts through direct benefit transfer (DBT).

Kashmir clampdown is driving up apple prices, you could soon be paying Rs 200-250/kg

Apples from Kashmir start coming to Delhi in the last week of August, but the communication & transport restrictions have skewed the supply this year.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.